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675 [[underlined]] Spizella socialis [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]] nest & 4 eggs. Nest 2 feet from ground on a small spruce, among rather open bushes.  I shot female at the nest. Ft Res. June 12. K.

676 [[underlined]] S. socialis [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]] nest & 1 egg. Nest 3 feet from ground on small spruce among rather open bushes. Ft Res June 12. K.

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677 Flesh of neck & back of [[underlined]] Spizella socialis [[/underlined]], no 676, infested by parasites.  The entire body was thus infested, the muscles thickly filled with them  The bird however seemed strong & active. preserved in alcohol. K.

679 [[underlined]] Zonotrichia gambellii [[/underlined]] [[female symbol]] nest & 4 eggs. Nest on ground at foot of a willow in open place. Ft Res. June 13 Mrs Wm Hardesty.

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The "Q" overwritten on each paragraph may be a hastily written proof mark meaning "delete".